Abstract

A snow scooter includes (a) a gliding board extending along a board axis and having at least one anchoring zone; and (b) an edging control assembly mounted to the board for controlling an edging angle of the board. The edging control assembly includes (i) a control bar projecting upwardly from the board and (ii) a torque-transmission assembly including an anchoring structure fastened to the at least one anchoring zone, and a torsion bar extending generally parallel to the board axis between a free end rotationally fixed to a lower end of the control bar and an anchored end rotationally fixed to a coupling section of the anchoring structure for applying a tilting torque to the at least one anchoring zone about the board axis in response to a lateral force applied to the control bar by a rider.

IPC Classes  ?

• A63C 5/06 - Skis or snowboards with special devices thereon, e.g. steering devices
• A63C 5/03 - Mono skisSnowboards
• B62B 17/06 - SuperstructuresAttachments therefor

Abstract

A snow scooter includes (a) a gliding board extending along a board axis and having at least one anchoring zone; and (b) an edging control assembly mounted to the board for controlling an edging angle of the board. The edging control assembly includes (i) a control bar projecting upwardly from the board and (ii) a torque-transmission assembly including an anchoring structure fastened to the at least one anchoring zone, and a torsion bar extending generally parallel to the board axis between a free end rotationally fixed to a lower end of the control bar and an anchored end rotationally fixed to a coupling section of the anchoring structure for applying a tilting torque to the at least one anchoring zone about the board axis in response to a lateral force applied to the control bar by a rider.

IPC Classes  ?

• A63C 5/06 - Skis or snowboards with special devices thereon, e.g. steering devices
• A63C 5/00 - Skis or snowboards
• A63C 5/03 - Mono skisSnowboards

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for generating a design for a gliding board. The methods involve operating a processor to: define a desired carved turn of the gliding board; define a desired global curvature profile; generate a desired deformed shape of the gliding board during the desired carved turn; generate a sidecut profile of the gliding board; generate a width profile of the gliding board; generate a camber profile of the gliding board; generate at least one stiffness design variable profile; generate a total load profile; modify at least the width profile, the sidecut profile and at least one of the at least one stiffness design variable profile at least once; and define the design for the gliding board based at least on the width profile, the camber profile, and the at least one stiffness design variable profile.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 30/17 - Mechanical parametric or variational design
• A63C 5/12 - Making thereofSelection of particular materials
• A63C 5/04 - Structure of the surface thereof